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28 Feb 2023
Research article |
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Including filter-feeding gelatinous macrozooplankton in a global marine biogeochemical model: model–data comparison and impact on the ocean carbon cycle
LMD/IPSL, Ecole normale supérieure/Université PSL, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
Laurent Bopp
LMD/IPSL, Ecole normale supérieure/Université PSL, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
Fabio Benedetti
Environmental Physics, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Meike Vogt
Environmental Physics, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Olivier Aumont
LOCEAN/IPSL, IRD, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, MNHN, Paris, France
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Gelatinous zooplankton play a key role in the ocean carbon cycle. In particular, pelagic tunicates, which feed on a wide size range of prey, produce rapidly sinking detritus. Thus, they efficiently transfer carbon from the surface to the depths. Consequently, we added these organisms to a marine biogeochemical model (PISCES-v2) and evaluated their impact on the global carbon cycle. We found that they contribute significantly to carbon export and that this contribution increases with depth.
Gelatinous zooplankton play a key role in the ocean carbon cycle. In particular, pelagic...
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